If any of you have known me for a while, you will know that last birthday, April 30th, I had this giant goal of reaching 50 pounds lost!! I never made it, got discouraged and gave up. Late September this year, I came back to my senses, and wei... Read more

525,600 minutes.
365 days.
52 weeks.
12 months.
1 year.
My year.
I have 1 year to find out who I am and what I'm made of.
I have 1 year to stand firm on everything I beleive in.
I have 1 year to choose t... Read more

Hello Friends, I know i'm not on spark near as often as I should be. I just wanted to share something with you.
I hired a personal trainer to help get my food and such on the right track. I had already been attending at least five workout ... Read more

Definition of Scale: A pain in the ass that reminds you how far you have to go on a daily basis no matter how much effort you've put in during the week. (Krysten's Dictionary)
Do you find yourself discouraged by the scale? It is up one mi... Read more

I didn't starve myself or become bulemic. I went to 9 workout classes in 6 days determined that I could do this. My total loss is 38.4 now. Trying to think of reward for 40 lost. I'm going on a cruise to the bahamas January 21st and that is m... Read more

Even as I type this blog, the muscles in my hand ache. Yes, my hand. And thats not all. The muscles in every part of my body from my ankles all the way up to my left earlobe are burning. Why?
Yesterday: 5:45 am: High intensity cardio ... Read more

Well, I started back on my 5:30 am workout routine this morning. And I found out that I have muscles that I didnt know existed. Such as the ones right behind the sides of the thighs, and one in my stomach. They are SOOO sore.
The worko... Read more

Here I am, back and ready to do this. Today, I got woken up early with a phone call, so I decided that since I'm up, I'm gonna start knocking things off my list that I made in my previous blog...(clean out fridge, grocery shop, buy scale batter... Read more

Hi Everyone. Its been a long time. I know.
The past several months have come with ups and downs, and a dead scale battery that has stopped me everytime I wanted to come back. I honestly have no idea if I've gained or lost...but the last ... Read more

Hi Everyone,
Its been a long month. A very very unmotivated one. I havent been on spark for over a month and surprisingly, everyday during that month I told myself I needed to get on here, and just couldnt find the will power, motivation, ... Read more

1. To weigh 245 at the end of May.
2. To be honest with myself.
3. To log on to spark every day and post something either in a blog or to my team or on the boards that way I am accountable to something.... Read more

I've come to the realization that I'm setting myself up for failure with my holiday goals. My initial goal was to lose 75 pounds by the 4th of July...I'm realizing that will be a failure...I counted the weeks, and if I lose 2 pounds a week (whic... Read more

I'm slacking...
Not just kind of...
But BIG TIME!!!
I need an intervention...not the "Feel the love, care about yourself" kind of intervention but more the "You are going to remain fat if you keep acting like you dont give a crap"... Read more

I'm turning 30!!!!!!!!! Yes, you heard it right. April 30th, I will be 30. I dont have a big celebration planned, in fact i'll probably have to work, and go home and sleep...but none-the-less, 30 is coming whether i'm ready for it or not!
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I just want to know, will my arms ever shrink? Because when I flex them and turn my fists forward, this is what i get. Muscle, and fat. I have over 100 pounds left to lose, but it seems like I will have wings forever.
See pics below... Wh... Read more